The legislative leadership rams through a very complicated bill in a very short period of time before anyone really has a chance to look at it; in other words, business as usual under the Gold Dome . . .
Tax revision bill passes out of committee and heads to the House floor for consideration later today . . .
House passes bill to prohibit governments from requiring that bidders on public projects have a union workforce . . .
The House is getting closer to a floor vote on a constitutional amendment regulating charter school funding by the state . . .
Even with the latest revelation that Georgia’s controversial immigration law has cost UGA Coach Mark Richt a prized football recruit, legislators are not expected to take another look at the statute . . .
Herman Cain wins a straw poll in Florida, raises doubts about the strength of Rick Perry’s presidential candidacy; a Republican lawmaker doesn’t like the Republican-drawn House map . . .
Getting the votes to pass redistricting plans was the easy part; the tricky part will be getting signoff at the federal level . . .
Sewell Brumby is leaving after working 33 years with the Office of Legislative Counsel; he’ll be replaced by Wayne Allen . . .
The House redistricting map makes it out of committee, is headed for a floor vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday . . .
